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Abstract

Purpose:

This study aimed to verify whether the Liver-to-portal Ratio (LPR) can assess the adequacy of the Hepatobiliary Phase (HBP) for patients with different liver functions.

Methods:

A total of 125 patients were prospectively enrolled in the study and graded into the non-cirrhosis group (45), Child-Pugh A group (40), and Child-Pugh B/C group (40). The LPR on HBP was calculated after eight HBPs were obtained within 5-40 minutes. The adequate HBP was determined according to the 2016 European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) consensus statement. The differences in LPR and lesions’ conspicuity between 10-min HBP and adequate HBP were analyzed by paired -test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test, respectively. The chi-square test was used to test the difference in proportion with LPR larger than 1.462 between 10-min HBP and adequate HBP.

Results:

The differences in LPR and lesions’ conspicuity between 10-min HBP and adequate HBP were significant in Child-Pugh A and Child-Pugh B/C groups ( < 0.05), except for the non-cirrhosis group ( > 0.05). The differences in proportion with LPR larger than 1.462 between 10-min HBP and adequate HBP were not statistically significant in all groups (all > 0.05).

Conclusion:

The adequate HBP obtained according to the 2016 ESGAR consensus statement could provide larger LPR and better lesions’ conspicuity than 10-min HBP, especially for cirrhotic patients; however, the efficacy of using an LPR cutoff of 1.462 as the standard of the adequate HBP may be compromised in patients with cirrhosis.

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Whether the Liver-to-Portal Vein Ratio is Applicable for Evaluating the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology Hepatobiliary Phase in Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced MRI?
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Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging ; Liver-to-portal vein ratio ; Gadoxetic acid disodium ; Hepatobiliary phase

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